Infrared Signal Reader

Windows program to
read data from the serial port COM1.
It requires MS Visual C++ V6.0 to build it. For now, this program
just reads the remote signals, and creates a (large) log file
containing signal timings and analysis. It is mostly a tool
to help you study the remote control signals.

You need to build a device that reads
the infrared signals from the remote and
toggles the Carrier Detect signal on the
serial port. Here's the schematic: